The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-29
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SENATOR'S STICK IT OUT.
THE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE GLENN
BILL INSISTED ON.

A Vote of 81 to Ia in Favor of Stand
ing by Their Action-Resolution of
Sympathy for Ireland Unanimously
Adopted Sale of the State Road
Again Discussed.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept 26.--In the Senate
to-day Mr. James, of the Thirty-sixth dis
trict, moved reconsideration of the action
of the Senate on the Confederate soldiers
pension bill. The motion was lost.
The resolution to provide for the lease or
sale of certain land belonging to the State
in Calhoun, Gordon county, was taken from
the table and passed.
The bill to make county officials inconi-
petent in grand juries passed.
On motion of Mr.. jackson, of the Thirty
seventh, district the Glenn bill was again
taken up for action as the House had refused
to concur in the substitute passed by the
Senate. He then moved that the Senate
adhere to its action in passing the substi-
tute, ON which motion Mr.. Wright, of the
First, called the yeas and nays
The call was sustained, and the Senate
adhered to the substitute by vote of 81 TO
Ii. Those voting in favor of adhering to
the substitute were Messrs. Atwood, Brant-
ley, DeJarnette, Hamilton, Hand, of the
Ninth, Hand, of the Eighth, jackson,
James, Livingston, Mcleod, Northcutt, Peek.
Powell, Pringle, Ritchie, Roberts Rusk,
Simmons, Smith, of the Sixth. Wofford
and Wright.
Those who voted against it were Messrs.
Brannon, Courtney, Daniel, Dilworth,
Favor, Foster, Guerry, Hawkes., LamSin,
Lewis, McCants, Robbins, Smith, of the
Twenty fifth, and Wright, of the First.
President Davidson, Senator from the
Eighteenth district, introduced the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, and supported them in handsome
speech;
WHEREAS, The Irish people are now engaged
in constitutional struggle for the right OF self.
government In order that they may be secure in
person, property aud the pursuit Of happiness,
and
WHEREAS, The present governing power in
Great Britain has suspended in Ireland the
ordinary operation of the law, placing the
people of that country at the mercy of an ir-
responsible constabulary and wrestling from
them the acknowledged privileges of British
citizenship; therefore, be it
Resolved On the General assembly of the
State Of Georgia, That the most heartfelt SYM
pathy Of the people Of this State Is extended to
the people of Ireland in their laudable and pat
riotic struggle for home rule.
ReSotued, That, as people Of almost ex-
elusive English origin, inheriting pride in the
struggle which, beginning at Runnymede, has
built up the constitutional fabric of English
liberty, we protest against the denial to the peo-
Pile of Ireland of the right of public assemblage,
Of free speech and OF constitutional agitation
for the improvement Of their condition.
Resolved, That his Excelcncy the Governor,
transmit copies of these resolutions to the
Earl Of Salisbury, to the Rt. Hon. William Glad
stone and Charles Stewart Parnell.
The next business was the consideration
of the bill of Mr.. Livingston of the Seventh
district, amending the tax law so as to re-
lieve nurserymen from a tax of $75 inevery
county where their agents sell trees. The
committee amended by making the tax IS,
and the bill as thus amended passed.